Pilot Study to Evaluate Levodopa as Treatment for Residual Amblyopia

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

33

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2009

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2009

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2009

Conditions
Amblyopia
Interventions
DRUG

levodopa/carbidopa

Oral levodopa 0.76 mg/kg tid with carbidopa 0.17 mg/kg tid (approximately 4.5 to 1 formulation)

DEVICE

patching

2 hours daily patching

DRUG

levodopa/carbidopa

Oral levodopa 0.51mg/kg tid with carbidopa 0.17 mg/kg tid (3 to 1 formulation)

Trial Locations (1)

21287

Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

lead

Jaeb Center for Health Research

OTHER